17th Human Rights Summer School

Organised by Empowerment through Law of the Common People (ELCOP), the 17th Human Rights Summer School
24 October 2016

Code of marketing of the breast-milk substitutes

Marketing of breast milk substitutes, infant foods and commercially manufactured foods are regulated by
24 October 2016

Unfolding sports law

In 2003, the United Nations General Assembly in its resolution 58/5 acknowledged sport as a way to encourage learning, fitness progress and peace.
17 October 2016

Women under threat

Khadiza Begum Nargis, a second year student of Sylhet Government Women's College, was stabbed gruesomely by Badrul Islam, whose studentship was cancelled from Shahjalal University of Science and Technology (SUST) upon committing such an act that leads to grievous physical injury to the girl.
17 October 2016

Online abuse

In this technology-mediated world, it is our children who are being mostly attached to all the distractions the social media has to offer.
17 October 2016

ENSURING RIGHTS OF the women with disability

The rights of women with disabilities (WWD) are one of most ignored issues in Bangladesh. Women with disabilities are deprived of
17 October 2016

To tackle refugee upheaval in Europe

The report of the UN High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR) discloses that 65.3 million people including
3 October 2016

Your Advocate

I have been in the financial sector for a long time. As a banker, am I eligible for Workers Profit Participatory Fund
3 October 2016

The unruly horse

Acorollary to the rise in international trade and globalisation of commerce is an increase in cross border trade
3 October 2016

Legal issues in caring for elderly people

Each year, on October 01, we observe “the International Day for Older Persons” through rallies and meetings and
3 October 2016

To foster the status of ESC rights

According to the World Bank, Bangladesh has recently achieved a momentous hallmark of shifting its image of 'lower income
26 September 2016

The illegalities of enemy turned vested property

The law of enemy property has a long and complex history in Bangladesh. Although it originated from the emergency laws
26 September 2016

MARINE FISHERIES LAW: Adopting the precautionary principle

The precautionary principle is a well-recognised concept in the realm of international environmental law. The principle is a
26 September 2016

Legal internships

Law schools train us to think like lawyers, whereas law chambers demand us to be one. There is a gulf of difference between
19 September 2016

SDGs for global peace

Since 1981, the International Day of Peace is yearly observed around the world on 21 September. In 1981, the United Nations
19 September 2016

Expansion of ACC’s power

ANTI-CORRUPTION Commission (ACC) can now arrest civil servants without permission from the government under the draft
19 September 2016

Protecting trademark rights

Many infringements related to intellectual property rights (IPRs) (i.e. patents, industrial designs, trademarks, copyright and
19 September 2016

Duty of care and medical negligence

Negligence means and includes careless state of mind which may amount to reckless or indifference, careless conduct without reference to any duty to take care and breach of legal duty to take care. Negligence amounts to tort: (a) when there is a legal duty to
5 September 2016

Reason to file a GD

Visiting a Police station is probably one of the most uncomfortable tasks for anyone in Bangladesh, thanks to the age-old colonial traditions running within the force. Considering the present law and order situation, if citizens are well-informed about the law, the
5 September 2016

Bringing terrorism under the ICC Jurisdiction

International terrorism has appeared to be a reality of life. In numerous regions of the world, it is a fact of daily life, while in others it is a theme of an agenda. The international community, has taken a wide range of measures to restrain terrorism. However, the
5 September 2016